After several coastal cleanups, the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles are back nesting in the beaches of San Pascual in Batangas. Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI) has been conducting beach clearing along the coastline bordering its Batangas Terminal…
According to the MMDA, 921 vehicles were inspected in the first quarter of 2016 under the agency’s anti-smoke belching campaign. Of the total, only 314 passed the smoke emission test. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research…
THE AIR of Metro Manila is so bad angels would fear to land here, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez told a meeting of government officials and transport operators looking for solutions to the air pollution in the metropolis.…
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Acting on a petition of environmentalists and concerned residents, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to stop cutting 170 of…
LEGAZPI CITY—The cutting of “agoho” trees to give way to a road-widening project along the Maharlika Highway here has gotten the green light from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) despite protests from local environmentalists.…
As you drive or commute to work today in Metro Manila or any other urban center in the Philippines, you will be inhaling 500 ppm of toxic sulfur, courtesy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources…
